Means for scalding hogs



Nov. 12, 1935.

H. H. M KEE El AL 2,020,846

MEANS FOR SCALDING HOGS Filed Jan. 15, 1931 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 FIG-2 1 FM INVENTORS ATTORNEY Nov. 12, 1935. H. H. MCKEE ET AL 2,020,846

MEANS FOR S CALDING HOGS Filed Jan. 15, 1951 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 FIG-4- IN VEN TORS ATTORNEY m glggsig m Patented Nov. 12, 1935 UNITED STATES N'i' o rieE MEANS FOR SGALDINGIIOGS Harry Henry McKee and Levi S.

cago, 111., assignors, b Industrial Patents Corporation,

Delaware 15,1931, Serial No. 508,876

a corporation of Application January Paddock, one

y mesne assignments, to

Chicago, 111.,

8 Claims. (0!. 17-15) In packing-house practice, after a hog is killed the skin is scalded to permit the removal of the hair with greater ease. One method commonly in use is to be removed for dehairing. This results in over-scalding or underrenders it extremely difiicult to remove a live hog should one be dumped into the tub.

We closely regulate the temperature of the scalding Water, preferably allowing a Figure 3 is the p 'nt t Hogs coming from the bleeding rail are dropped into the preliminary soaking-vat, having a concrete floor 2 sothat the hogs Will not fall toofar indicated by Hi.

It will be understood. that made in the layout shown in the drawings and 20 We claim: 1. A device for trance end of the scalding vat to control the entrance of the carcasses into the scalding vat, means arranged between said vats to the carcasses .control the entrance of carcasses into said vat.

' and rotatable'ducking wheels mounted above said vat to submerge the carcasses in said vat.

a. scalding water 7 vertically movable hingedplate elementv disposed 5; In a device for scalding hog carcasses the carcasses therethrough, rotatable ducking wheels mounted above said vat to submerge thewheels prevcarcasses in said vat, said ducking senting substantially unbroken peripheries.

6. In a device for scalding hog carcasses ineluding a scalding vat and conveying means adapted to secure a legof. eachlcarcass and move the carcass through the scalding vat while permittmg the carcasses to drag freely through inthe vat, anarcuate shaped V movable hinged plate element in cluding ascalding vat and meansior conveying 7 above the entrance end of the scalding vat to control the entrance of carcasses into said vat and rotatable ducking wheels mounted above said vat to submerge the carcasses insaid vat.

7. In a device for scalding eluding a scalding vat and conveying means adapted to secure a leg of each carcass and move the carcassthrough the scalding vat while permitting the carcass to drag freely in the-scalding water in the vat, an arcuate shaped vertically 10 disposed above the entrance end of the scalding vat to control the entrance of" carcasses into said vat.

8. In a device for scalding binding a" scalding vat and conveying means 15 adaptedto secure a leg of each carcass and to movethe carcass through the scalding vat while permitting the carcass to drag 'freely through scalding water in the vat, rotatable ducking wheels mounted above said vat to submergexthe 20 carcasses in said vat while the-carcasses are being freely dragged through the scalding water. in the vat. a l

HARRY HENRY YlVIoKEE.

LEVI S. PADDOCK. 2Q

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